# road-safety - Friday 3 May, 2013
Road deaths are up by 25 per cent so far this year – leading to a Garda warning ahead of the long weekend.
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# road-safety - Monday 22 April, 2013
No, she doesn’t need your help.
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# road-safety - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
The Road Safety Authority has advised motorists on how to drive safely in low temperatures where there is snow and sleet.
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# road-safety - Friday 8 March, 2013
The Transport Minister said that they needed to take “their responsibilities a bit more seriously”.
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# road-safety - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
One council engineer admits that limited funding means “we are stretched beyond breaking point to carry out even basic repairs”.
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# road-safety - Friday 25 January, 2013
Deaths on Irish roads have dropped to record low levels over the past six years.
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Minister Varadkar said he aims to make Ireland the country in Europe with the safest roads.
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# road-safety - Wednesday 2 January, 2013
The Minister for Transport wants five new Acts, a new road safety strategy, a Luas connection and an independent Shannon.
A report from AA also showed that 50 percent of male drivers have run over a pet or animal while driving.
# road-safety - Tuesday 1 January, 2013
The number of road deaths has now fallen for six years running, with a new national record of 161.
# road-safety - Sunday 16 December, 2012
Ireland is considering introducing them as a sentencing option in drink-driving convictions, a measure recommended this week in the US.
# road-safety - Friday 14 December, 2012
Males aged 23-32 were the main group arrested for drink driving, and gardaà also noticed an increase in people detected driving ‘the morning after’.
# road-safety - Tuesday 11 December, 2012
The bill also introduces a Novice Driver category for people in their first two years after qualification.
# road-safety - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
A woman in her 20s was seriously injured when her car was involved in a collision with a lorry.
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A new booklet is being launched tomorrow that aims to advise motorists how to behave when they see emergency services dealing with an incident on the road.
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# road-safety - Monday 3 December, 2012
Swedish carmarker Volvo is aiming for zero deaths or injuries in its cars as of 2020 due to smart functions in its vehicles.
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# road-safety - Friday 19 October, 2012
New measures could see novice drivers taken off the road after racking up just six penalty points. Do you agree?
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# road-safety - Monday 8 October, 2012
A new campaign has been launched in Co Mayo to inform to mothers-to-be of the dangers of driving without wearing a seatbelt.
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# road-safety - Monday 1 October, 2012
The National Transport Authority is set to give out 7500 sets of lights to cyclists in a bid to stop serious accidents on the capital’s roads.
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# road-safety - Saturday 29 September, 2012
The Dáil committee also recommended the points systems north and south of the border should be aligned.
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# road-safety - Tuesday 25 September, 2012
The woman in her 20s was involved in a collision with a car on Sarsfield Road at about 11pm last night.
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# road-safety - Thursday 20 September, 2012
Noel Brett of the Road Safety Authority says it should be routine practice for drivers in crashes to have their records checked.
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# road-safety - Friday 24 August, 2012
Of the 252 children passengers who were killed in traffic incidents during this period, one in three was not wearing a seatbelt or a child restraint.
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# road-safety - Monday 30 July, 2012
The report suggest a ‘points’ system for cyclists.
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# road-safety - Tuesday 3 July, 2012
There have been four more fatalities on Irish roads than at this time last year, so Gardaà are trying to get drivers to reduce their speed.
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# road-safety - Thursday 28 June, 2012
The worst of the rain seems to have passed – but the roads still present many hazards for motorists this morning.
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# road-safety - Monday 11 June, 2012
The planned changes could also cut the penalties for driving without a valid NCT – from five points down to three.
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# road-safety - Sunday 10 June, 2012
Roadway damage on the M50 caused by car accidents is recouped from your insurance company says M50 Concessions Ltd
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# road-safety - Friday 18 May, 2012
Some residents say their lives are being made a misery by late night anti-social driving behaviour.
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# road-safety - Sunday 13 May, 2012
Leo Varadkar says the Road Safety Authority will consider mandatory rules when the country’s car fleet becomes more modern.
# road-safety - Friday 11 May, 2012
The Government is being urged to “harness” the enthusiasm among teenagers for cars and include road safety training on the programme.
# road-safety - Friday 20 April, 2012
Mayo County Council has a special appeal for road users – to give farmers room to go about their job at this busy agricultural season.
# road-safety - Wednesday 4 April, 2012
During the 2000 to 2011 period, 197 people were killed or seriously injured on Irish roads over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.
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The number of children killed on Irish roads has dropped by almost half.
# road-safety - Thursday 15 March, 2012
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# road-safety - Sunday 11 March, 2012
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# road-safety - Friday 24 February, 2012
New road safety campaign will focus on key areas in each garda region around the country.
# road-safety - Sunday 29 January, 2012
A survey of 4,000 motorists also found a small number of drivers have been ‘swapping’ penalty points.
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# road-safety - Monday 16 January, 2012
Leo Varadkar announces a new fund for works on bad bends and congested areas, with works on 30 projects to begin this year.
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# road-safety - Friday 6 January, 2012
A coroner in Kerry has said older men in rural areas are becoming more isolated because even one pint can now put them over the limit. Have your say here…
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